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How To Play Backup Games On a Nintendo Wii

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Tue, Jan 6 | YouTube

Barack Obama Backs The Wii [The First Console]

Mr. Obama said he’d have his hands full attempting to rescue the American economy. But he has gotten in a little practice in bowling lately on the Nintendo Wii his daughters received for Christmas. Mr. Obama, who famously struggled in bowling during last year’s Democratic primaries, said he...
4 hours ago | Kotaku

High Voltage talks hardcore gaming on the Wii

Aside from explaining why The Conduit is a "gamer's game," the duo also talk on the game's appeal to the casual crowd, as well as the titles they drew inspiration from. It's an interesting read, so check out the interview right here. originally appeared on Nintendo Wii Fanboy on Thu, 08 Jan 20...
3 hours ago | Nintendo Wii Fanboy

Podcast: Best Of Warzone Vol. 2

Powered by Podbean.com This is our second Best Of Warzone! On this episode we look back on some of the bigger debates we’ve had. We argued about the Nintendo Wii being in competition with the 360 and PS3. Hiphopgamer refuses to believe that the Wii is competing with the next gen platforms. I [...]
Sat, Jan 3 | Bitbag

GameStop rises above recession: holiday sales increase 22%, same store sales increase 10%

New video game software sales were outstanding, growing 23.5% with many titles selling in record numbers. The top five video games sold during the holiday period were Activision’s Call of Duty: World at War and Guitar Hero World Tour, Microsoft’s Gears of War 2, Blizzard Entertainment’s...
5 hours ago | Untitled

CES 2009: Opera's new SDK could mean better Wii browsing down the line

Filed under: NewsSo, uh, we guess that bit about the updated Internet Channel being done and on the way out the door was spurious after all. Awesome. We're basing that evaluation on two pieces of evidence: first, December came and went; and second, Opera has just now announced a new version o...
4 hours ago | Nintendo Wii Fanboy

White Knight Chronicles Coming to America

White Knight Chronicles is one of those games that have to be played by gamers. While the game is already available in Japan, no Western release was confirmed until today. Level 5 president and CEO Akihiro Hino has confirmed that the company plans on releasing the PS3-exclusive title in Nor...
13 hours ago | DigitalBattle

Wii fever hits libraries in Volusia

FL - The Nintendo Wii, introduced in 2006, has become one of the best-selling game systems in the world. And local libraries are the latest to acquire the ...
15 hours ago | Daytona Beach News-Journal

Crunching Numbers Wii Style!

1. Wii Sports (Wii) 2. Super Mario Brothers (NES) 3. Pokemon Red/Green/Blue (GameBoy) 4. Tetris (GameBoy) 5. Duck Hunt (NES) 6. Pokemon Gold/Silver (GameBoy) 7. Nintendogs (DS) 8. Super Mario World (Super NES) 9. Wii Play (Wii) 10.Super Mario Land (GameBoy)
Wed, Jan 7 | Wii

KNiiTTiiNG teaches creative yarn tangling with the Wiimote

If Roger Ebert would rather knit than play video games, how much interest would he have in a project that uses video game hardware to teach knitting? Well, probably not much, because he already knows how. But for people who already like games and want to like knitting, the KNiiTTiiNG! proje...
23 hours ago | Nintendo Wii Fanboy

The Nintendo Wii Games We're Most Excited For In 2009

Wii Sports Resort" Photo: MTV News What games are you most excited for on the Nintendo Wii? Let us know below. We covered the PlayStation 3 games we're most excited for on Tuesday, and check back through the rest of the week to see our most-anticipated Xbox 360, PSP and DS games for 2009.
Wed, Jan 7 | MTV

'Ultimate Band' Plays a Mediocre Tune

Incredibly bland visuals, awful character animations, and repetitive environments add to the generic nature of this title. It has all the elements of a first-person shooter, but none of them are done well. In addition, the visuals are outdated, and there is so much fog in the outdoor scene...
Tue, Jan 6 | ParamusPost.com

Nintendo to take on the Small Screen

Nintendo have announced plans to launch a streaming video service for the Wii. Offering original content by Nintendo and advertising partner Dentsu, the service, aiming to launch early this year, has left Japanese TV companies worried according to The Times. The service follows in Nint...
Tue, Jan 6 | British Gaming

Top 5: Resolutions for Nintendo

The Top 5 is a weekly feature that provides us with a forum to share our opinions on various aspects of the video game culture, and provides you with a forum to tell us how wrong we are. To further voice your opinions, submit a vote in the Wii Fanboy Poll, and take part in the daily discussions of W...
Mon, Jan 5 | Nintendo Wii Fanboy

Opinion: Let'z play Super FX 2 games: Star Fox 2 (beta) Part 3 of 3

The Super FX is a coprocessor chip used in select Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) video game cartridges. This custom-made RISC processor was typically programmed to act like a graphics accelerator chip that would draw polygons to a frame buffer in the RAM that sat adjacent to...
Sun, Jan 4 | YouTube

The Nintendo Wii Games We're Most Excited For In 2009

Wii Sports Resort" Photo: MTV News What games are you most excited for on the Nintendo Wii? Let us know below. We covered the PlayStation 3 games we're most excited for on Tuesday, and check back through the rest of the week to see our most-anticipated Xbox 360, PSP and DS games for 2009.
Wed, Jan 7 | MTV

Nintendo to take on the Small Screen

Nintendo have announced plans to launch a streaming video service for the Wii. Offering original content by Nintendo and advertising partner Dentsu, the service, aiming to launch early this year, has left Japanese TV companies worried according to The Times. The service follows in Nint...
Tue, Jan 6 | British Gaming

Nintendo Wii: Barack Obama Backs Nintendo Wii

Source Posted in Nintendo, Wii Tagged: barack obama, family, new york times, nintendo wii According to the New York Times President-elect Barack Obama has finally succumb to the pleasuring pastime of bowling, courtesy of the Nintendo Wii. Whilst divulging his attempts at rescu...
3 hours ago | Sickr

10 New Year's resolutions for Nintendo Wii

Nintendo, for instance, has to be flyin' high right now. The company is more profitable than ever, and is selling both the top console and a portable that's ... Video Games Make New Year's Resolutions Easier to Keep PR Newswire (press release)
4 hours ago | GamePro.com

Play Wii Tennis With Australian Open Champion [Nintendo]

The good news is that even those who don't get to take on Djokovic can try their Wii Tennis skills out on professionals if they make it to the open. Lacoste's sponsored athletes including Tatiana Golovin and Richard Gasquet, and tennis legend Mats Wilander will be at Lacoste Centre Court, l...
6 hours ago | Kotaku

Sony Slams Xbox 360, Wii as 'Peddling Add-ons'

The chart compares the lowest-priced offering from each manufacturer. Two other Xbox 360 models are available--the $299 60GB Pro, and the $399 120GB Elite--with a $499 PS3 packing a 160GB hard drive. Curiously, Sony did not discuss game lineups, which some consider to be a major factor in...
6 hours ago | Shacknews

Animal Crossing City Folk Wii Cheats Tips Hints And Codes

Animal Crossing : City Folk for the Nintendo Wii lets you go fishing, collect shells or watch fireworks with friends. Build a snowman, exchange presents with family or decorate your house for the holidays. Take a trip to the city, go on a shopping spree or visit friends from all over the [...] Ani...
Tue, Jan 6 | Fun Tech Talk

'Ultimate Band' Plays a Mediocre Tune

Incredibly bland visuals, awful character animations, and repetitive environments add to the generic nature of this title. It has all the elements of a first-person shooter, but none of them are done well. In addition, the visuals are outdated, and there is so much fog in the outdoor scene...
Tue, Jan 6 | ParamusPost.com

In 2006 Nintendo’s President Had Two Prophetic Regrets

“On the other hand, I think the one issue that we had is really an issue of momentum with GameCube. The PlayStation 2 launched before the Nintendo GameCube and, when we launched the Nintendo GameCube — despite the fact that it was a more powerful system — the consumer wasn’t able to see that it...
Mon, Jan 5 | MTV Multiplayer

PSA: Rock Band 2 SD card not required for Wii DLC

We're sure that most of our readers will already know this, but this is for our more casual audience. Rock Band DLC for the Wii is quite exciting, but let's be clear that nobody needs to buy the recently announced $13 Rock Band 2 SD card for it to work. The Wii should support any brand of SD card up t...
12 hours ago | Joystiq

Tenchu: Accent Assassins

The other thing we learned is that in the absence of a large British population in ancient Japan, locals were unable to properly learn to imitate British accents. We're impressed with the accuracy with which Ubisoft has rendered this historical fact.
7 hours ago | Nintendo Wii Fanboy

‘Mario Party’ Release History Suggests 2009 Franchise Return

Forget lamenting 2008 as the first year off for the “Zelda” series in a decade — the long history of another Nintendo franchise suggests that a new “Mario Party” in 2009 is almost a sure thing. During the holidays, website TheGameReviews.com looked into the history books and deduced that 20...
Wed, Jan 7 | MTV Multiplayer

Crunching Numbers Wii Style!

1. Wii Sports (Wii) 2. Super Mario Brothers (NES) 3. Pokemon Red/Green/Blue (GameBoy) 4. Tetris (GameBoy) 5. Duck Hunt (NES) 6. Pokemon Gold/Silver (GameBoy) 7. Nintendogs (DS) 8. Super Mario World (Super NES) 9. Wii Play (Wii) 10.Super Mario Land (GameBoy)
Wed, Jan 7 | Wii

3 million copies of Wii Fit sold in Japan

The Japanese love themselves some Wii Fit, as the game has managed to sell 3 million copies in just a year of being available over there. Of course, selling 3 million copies of anything is incredibly impressive, but, for Nintendo, it's just another drop in the company's bottomless money we...
Wed, Jan 7 | Nintendo Wii Fanboy

Best of the Rest: Justin's Picks of 2008

Filed under: Nintendo DS, PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Meta (about Joystiq)
Mon, Jan 5 | Joystiq

Opinion: Let'z play Super FX 2 games: Star Fox 2 (beta) Part 3 of 3

The Super FX is a coprocessor chip used in select Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) video game cartridges. This custom-made RISC processor was typically programmed to act like a graphics accelerator chip that would draw polygons to a frame buffer in the RAM that sat adjacent to...
Sun, Jan 4 | YouTube

Animal Crossing City Folk Wii Cheats Tips Hints And Codes

Animal Crossing : City Folk for the Nintendo Wii lets you go fishing, collect shells or watch fireworks with friends. Build a snowman, exchange presents with family or decorate your house for the holidays. Take a trip to the city, go on a shopping spree or visit friends from all over the [...] Ani...
Tue, Jan 6 | Fun Tech Talk

VC Tuesday: Reopening the case

As for WiiWare, judging by Nintendo of Japan's WiiWare page at the time of writing ... nothin'. Tantei Jinguuji Saburo: Kiken na Futari Zengo-hen (Famicom Disk System, 1 player, 500 Wii Points) Rastan Saga 2 (PC Engine, 1 player, 600 Wii Points)
Tue, Jan 6 | Nintendo Wii Fanboy

‘Mario Party’ Release History Suggests 2009 Franchise Return

Forget lamenting 2008 as the first year off for the “Zelda” series in a decade — the long history of another Nintendo franchise suggests that a new “Mario Party” in 2009 is almost a sure thing. During the holidays, website TheGameReviews.com looked into the history books and deduced that 20...
Wed, Jan 7 | MTV Multiplayer

In 2006 Nintendo’s President Had Two Prophetic Regrets

“On the other hand, I think the one issue that we had is really an issue of momentum with GameCube. The PlayStation 2 launched before the Nintendo GameCube and, when we launched the Nintendo GameCube — despite the fact that it was a more powerful system — the consumer wasn’t able to see that it...
Mon, Jan 5 | MTV Multiplayer

Gaming News & Rumors Around The Web (1/2/09)

Apple - iPhone Game & Watch titles] Seems Mobile 1UP has come out with a few titles on the App Store that features a few Mr. Game & Watch arcade games. Available for $1.99 each, you should pick them out before the Big Nintendo takes them down. Source: GoNintendo.com
Fri, Jan 2 | Gaming Bits

"Magical Chase" - Turbo Grafx 16 / Turbo Duo game REVIEW (Rare)!

Author: spida1a Keywords: Magicalchase Magical Chase Quest TurboGrafx Turbo Grafx TurboDuo Duo Gaming NEC TTI Technologies Reviews Games Videogames Video Angry Nerd Nintendo Wii Turbochip Super CDROM CD HuCard Added: January 4, 2009
Sun, Jan 4 | YouTube

Ubisoft Makes Grey's Anatomy Game Official

LONDON, UK – January 7, 2009 – Today Ubisoft announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with ABC Studios to develop a video game based on the acclaimed television drama series "Grey’s Anatomy." Designed for the Wii™, the Nintendo DS™ and PC Grey’s Anatomy: The Video Game is schedul...
Wed, Jan 7 | Kotaku

White Knight Chronicles, Dissidia Reign Supreme In Japan [Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart]

While the Nintendo DS and Wii typically dominate Japanese sales charts, this past week was all about PlayStation, with Level 5's White Knight Chronicles and Square Enix's Dissidia: Final Fantasy topping software sales overseas.
Mon, Jan 5 | Kotaku

Top 5: Resolutions for Nintendo

The Top 5 is a weekly feature that provides us with a forum to share our opinions on various aspects of the video game culture, and provides you with a forum to tell us how wrong we are. To further voice your opinions, submit a vote in the Wii Fanboy Poll, and take part in the daily discussions of W...
Mon, Jan 5 | Nintendo Wii Fanboy

Microsoft announces best Euro Christmas to date

Things re going well for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 on the European continent, in fact, Christmas 08 was the best ever, according to a statement from the company. Compared to last year, Xbox 360 sales were up 100%. In total, since launch, 8 millions consoles have been sold in Europe, well ahead of N...
Mon, Jan 5 | DigitalBattle

Obama boning up on Wii Sports Bowling

Mr. Obama said he’d have his hands full attempting to rescue the American economy. But he has gotten in a little practice in bowling lately on the Nintendo Wii his daughters received for Christmas. Mr. Obama, who famously struggled in bowling during last year’s Democratic primaries, said he...
4 hours ago | Untitled

Consumer Electronics Show to Highlight Games and Motion

BBC News MA - Many consumer electronics experts say that the Nintendo Wii has permanently changed the consumer electronics landscape. A few decades ago, audio companies ... Video: Loaded: Happy New Year! CBS Four technology trends at CES Los Angeles Times
4 hours ago | Design News

Take Novak Djokovic On in Wii Sports Tennis

With the Australian Open soon to begin, Nintendo Australia has once again teamed up with the Open to be the “Official Gaming Console Partner” and with that comes a chance for someone to take on Australian Open 2008 defending champion Novak Djokovic in a game of Wii Sports Tennis. Nintendo s...
7 hours ago | Vooks.Net

Nintendo DS Review: My Stop Smoking Coach with Allen Carr

OH - The game establishes emotional points about smoking through the text and visuals, then you get some fast paced challenges and that incorporate the console’s ... Visit Jersey, give up smoking Times Online all 2 news articles
Fri, Jan 2 | Blogcritics

Amazon.com's 14th Holiday Season Is Best Ever - PR-Inside.com

Amazon.com's 14th Holiday Season Is Best Ever PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - Nintendo Wii dominated the top sellers in video games and hardware including the Wii console, the Wii remote controller and the Wii nunchuk controller. ...
7 hours ago | PR Inside (Pressemitteilung)

Sony says bring it on: calls Microsoft and Nintendo add-on peddlers

Biting remarks thrown between Sony and Microsoft are normal (even expected), but more often than not, these are offhand statements said in interviews. As for the Wii, well, people buy it expecting a fun-for-the-family console, not an all-in-one entertainment device, so they get what t...
8 hours ago | QJ.NET

Wii Warm Up: How long?

Does your time playing on Nintendo's system vary greatly from the time you dedicate to other gaming platforms? And in your memory, what's the longest period you've not played the console for? originally appeared on Nintendo Wii Fanboy on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms...
10 hours ago | Nintendo Wii Fanboy

UK Games is a £4 Billion Industry

In terms of individual console sales, Nintendo predictably took the crown with £481 million on Nintendo DS and Wii, each. Xbox 360 followed the Wii close behind with £443 million and Playstation 3 with £334 million. PlayStation 3 £334 million (+115%) Nintendo DS £481 million (+17%)
Wed, Jan 7 | British Gaming

iPhone adventure game 1112 coming to WiiWare?

Sounds all well and good, but there's the potential for a slight snag. See, the current cap on WiiWare downloads is 42mb and, well, 1112 weighs in at 128mb on the iPhone. originally appeared on Nintendo Wii Fanboy on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink ...
Wed, Jan 7 | Nintendo Wii Fanboy

Best of the Rest: Justin's Picks of 2008

Filed under: Nintendo DS, PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Meta (about Joystiq)
Mon, Jan 5 | Joystiq

Nintendo serves up Mario Tennis trailers

Filed under: VideoOver at the official site for the Wii de Asobu (Play on Wii, or NEW PLAY CONTROL!) series, there's a pair of Japanese commercials for the Mario Power Tennis remake, as well as a far lengthier gameplay trailer. Via NeoGAF]
Mon, Jan 5 | Nintendo Wii Fanboy

Review: Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World (Nintendo Wii)

Rating: A- This installment in the aclaimed "Tales of Symphonia" introduces a surprisingly dark and brooding plot that begin a few years after the often "too" charming events of the prequel. Dawn of the New World is surpringly mature, too mature for its own good.
Thu, Jan 1 | GameTZ

Square Enix Head: A "Very Bountiful" 2009

Their top-selling title in Japan was a Nintendo DS remake of Dragon Quest V that shifted 1.17 million copies, followed by a gaggle of games that did ... SQUARE ENIX Signs Exclusive Distribution Agreement with Ubisoft PR Newswire (press release)
3 hours ago | 1UP.com

Nintendo Gives Gamers A Chance To Play 'Wii Tennis' Against Novak ...

CA - Nintendo has announced a cool promotion for tennis' first grand slam of the year, the Australian Open. In addition to hosting a Nintendo Lounge during the ...
2 hours ago | G4 TV

Obama boning up on Wii Sports Bowling

Mr. Obama said he'd have his hands full attempting to rescue the American economy. But he has gotten in a little practice in bowling lately on the Nintendo Wii his daughters received for Christmas. Mr. Obama, who famously struggled in bowling during last year's Democratic primaries, said he...
7 hours ago | Go Nintendo

Vooks GOTY 2008 Award Winners+ Readers Choice announced

So another year has come and gone, what better time celebrating the New Year then look back at the last one. We asked for your votes and we put together our own. So what is the best DS and Wii game? What game uses the Wiimote the best? What game did you like that is not on a Nintendo console? Your vote...
7 hours ago | Vooks.Net

Sony says bring it on: calls Microsoft and Nintendo add-on peddlers

Biting remarks thrown between Sony and Microsoft are normal (even expected), but more often than not, these are offhand statements said in interviews. As for the Wii, well, people buy it expecting a fun-for-the-family console, not an all-in-one entertainment device, so they get what t...
8 hours ago | Xbox 360

Seniors try Nintendo WII

NY - The Ida Benderson Center caters to about 1-hundred seniors daily...so far their Nintendo WII recreation time is a hit. It's causing more interaction and ...
11 hours ago | WTVH

Best of the Rest: Chris' Picks of 2008

It's almost a no-brainer if you know me: Take the Penny Arcade "universe," send it back in time, turn it into an episodic video game - blending old-school adventure and Final Fantasy-style turn-based RPG mechanics - and then have PA's Jerry Holkins (aka Tycho) handle the writing while ad...
21 hours ago | Joystiq

Sony compares apples and oranges, calls out Wii's lack of features

Further on in the release, Sony declares that the Wii's "lack of enhanced features comes at the expense of a comprehensive entertainment solution." A "comprehensive entertainment system," Sony fails to add, that only a minority of console buyers have shown any interest in. Far be it from...
17 hours ago | Nintendo Wii Fanboy

White Knight Chronicles, Dissidia Reign Supreme In Japan [Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart]

While the Nintendo DS and Wii typically dominate Japanese sales charts, this past week was all about PlayStation, with Level 5's White Knight Chronicles and Square Enix's Dissidia: Final Fantasy topping software sales overseas.
Mon, Jan 5 | Kotaku

Wii Review - 'Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars'

CA - but readers may be surprised to know that Ghostbusters is going to be a bit different on the Nintendo Wii when compared to its next-gen counterparts. ...
Tue, Jan 6 | WorthPlaying.com

Wii Warm Up: Building a tower

Filed under: Wii Warm UpQuite a specific Wii Warm Up this morning, in that it's just for World of Goo players. Having recently started the game (remember that it only came out in Europe recently), I'm still only on the third chapter, but find myself constantly drawn back to the "World of Goo C...
Tue, Jan 6 | Nintendo Wii Fanboy

TRENDnet Launches the High Performance Wireless N Gaming Adapter

NJ - For consoles such as the Nintendo Wii® which do not have Ethernet ports, connect TRENDnet's Wii ready USB to 10/100Mbps Adapter (model TU2-ET100), ...
4 hours ago | SYS-CON Media

You cook, I cook, Wii cook

CA - With games like Cooking Mama for the Nintendo Wii, game developers are trying to do just that. The game allows you to create food from recipes by mimicking ...
3 hours ago | CNET

What should Wii do differently this year?

In response, GamePro has listed 10 New Year’s Resolutions for Nintendo. To name a few: Get more Western developers making Wii games, Don’t be afraid to let Mario and Zelda take a rest, Stop ignoring complaints, Keep ignoring the haters, and Streamline the Wi-Fi Connection.
5 hours ago | Infendo

Holiday Sales Kombat: GameStop Wins Boss Battle

EndSights - It isn't the only time that Microsoft and Nintendo got some loving out of GameStop's report. "Hardware sales, led by Nintendo's Wii and Microsoft's Xbox 360 ... GameStop holiday sales surge, shares jump The Associated Press GameStop Rises Above Recession WELT ONLINE
6 hours ago | Motley Fool

Sony says bring it on: calls Microsoft and Nintendo add-on peddlers

Biting remarks thrown between Sony and Microsoft are normal (even expected), but more often than not, these are offhand statements said in interviews. As for the Wii, well, people buy it expecting a fun-for-the-family console, not an all-in-one entertainment device, so they get what t...
8 hours ago | Wii

Disgaea 3: Absence Of Justice PAL Release Confirmed By Square Enix

Square Enix has usually released games for the PAL territories. Previously they have launched Chrono Trigger for the Nintendo DS, Exit DS and even Disgaea DS in these territories. Now Square Enix has... This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
13 hours ago | Game Guru

Wii, PS3 See Hardware Sales Gains In Japan [Simple 2000: The Japanese Hardware Chart]

Not much happening on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2 front, but the full chart from December 22 to 28 looks like... • Nintendo DSi - 188,697 • Wii - 134,958 • PSP - 118,765 • Nintendo DS - 56,453 • PlayStation 3 - 45,989 • Xbox 360 - 13,011 • PlayStation 2 - 10,404
Wed, Jan 7 | Kotaku

Reggie: 'Nintendo IS listening to fans'

Wii complaints kept in mind as Nintendo "plans ahead", says Fils-Aime. Wii has its unique set of merits. But a lack of hard drive, minimal online play and awkward friend codes are some of the issues highlighted by gamers. But Nintendo IS listening, insists Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fil...
Wed, Jan 7 | CVG Online

News on “bob’s game”

Nintendo, on the other hand, is once again a sluggish dinosaur- and they’re supposed to be the ones driving innovation! I believe Nintendo is once again losing touch with its fans, similar to what happened at the height of the original NES’ popularity.
Mon, Jan 5 | WiiNintendo

Wii Fit helps amputees adjust in the UK

Despite some saying that Wii Fit is only gathering dust in the closet, UK amputees are using the software and bundled Balance Board to help them with their treatment. This isn't the first we've heard about a Nintendo product helping folks out with their physical therapy, but this is defini...
Tue, Jan 6 | Nintendo Wii Fanboy

DS releases for the week of January 5th

There's not much going on this week unless you're a DS fan in North America. If not, you're a bit out of luck, as Europe, Australia, and Japan have no new games scheduled this week, and here ... well, there's a slight scattering of other games, but mostly? It's the DS show. We've got at least one inte...
Mon, Jan 5 | DS Fanboy

Nyko Waves Their Wand At CES

The premier videogame accessories manufacturer, Nyko Technologies®, today debuted its full lineup of new products at the Consumer Electronics Show 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition to the previously announced Metal Pedal™ and Charge Station™ Quad, the following lineup of brand...
6 hours ago | Kotaku

Sony says future is online – and 3D

UK - the heart of Sony's plan to convince people to buy high definition video – struggled against its competitors, the Nintendo Wii and Microsoft's Xbox 360. ...
3 hours ago | The Guardian (UK)

Sony says bring it on: calls Microsoft and Nintendo add-on peddlers

Biting remarks thrown between Sony and Microsoft are normal (even expected), but more often than not, these are offhand statements said in interviews. As for the Wii, well, people buy it expecting a fun-for-the-family console, not an all-in-one entertainment device, so they get what t...
8 hours ago | qj/ps3 (Feedburner)

Nyko Announces Wiimote Alternative

functionality of the Wii Remote in a new package, a few features have been added to this device to give it an edge over the standard Nintendo has set. ... Say hello to the Wand, Nyko’s challenger to the Wiimote SlashGear Nyko’s CES haul: More chargers, yes, but also a fancy Wii Remote ... CrunchGear
4 hours ago | The Wiire

Ubisoft Makes Grey's Anatomy Game Official

LONDON, UK – January 7, 2009 – Today Ubisoft announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with ABC Studios to develop a video game based on the acclaimed television drama series "Grey’s Anatomy." Designed for the Wii™, the Nintendo DS™ and PC Grey’s Anatomy: The Video Game is schedul...
Wed, Jan 7 | Kotaku

Looking ahead

Canada - The mainstream appeal of the Nintendo Wii and its innovative motion-sensing controller has been one of the key factors in the gaming industry's success over ... PlayStation 3 Users More Interested in Net Surfing Softpedia
12 hours ago | London Free Press

Japan Getting Exclusive Xbox Bundles

Until recently the Xbox 360 had been performing quite poorly in Japan but the release of several Xbox exclusive RPGs saw the console’s sales jump. Now Microsoft is aiming to push those sales figures even higher and get a bigger install base.
Tue, Jan 6 | DigitalBattle

'Wii Fit' sales top 3 million mark

Cumulative domestic sales of the game reached 3.04 million units from Dec. 1, 2007, to Jan. 4, the Tokyo-based video-game researcher said. The "Wii Sports" software released in Japan at the same time as the console in December 2006 has already sold more than 3 million copies, according to the...
Wed, Jan 7 | The Japan Times

Super Mario Bros Toppled From Throne

For years Super Mario Bros. was the best selling video game in history. It always seemed appropriate given that the game along with the NES were largely responsible for the incredible success of home gaming systems. The torch has been passed according to VGChartz. Nintendo gets to keep the to...
Mon, Jan 5 | DigitalBattle

Nintendo Vaio Lite, for people who want to match

Gallery: goteking's Sony Vaio DS Lite Via BenHeck.com forums] Continue reading Nintendo Vaio Lite, for people who want to match originally appeared on DS Fanboy on Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Fri, Jan 2 | DS Fanboy

Local libraries plug into the do-Wii decimal system

OR - Nintendo’s interactive Wii gaming systems and Sony’s PlayStation 2 gaming consoles, hobbies that were once reserved for the family living room, ...
6 hours ago | tigardtimes.com

Ghostbusters Game Dated for June 16

The June 16 release date of Ghostbusters: The Video Game was today confirmed by way of the announcement of the simultaneously-launching Blu-ray version of the original Ghostbusters film. “The simultaneous [June 16] launch of Ghostbusters: The Video Game, the highly anticipated vide...
8 hours ago | WiiNintendo

Obama Predicts a Florida Victory

United States - But he has gotten in a little practice in bowling lately on the Nintendo Wii his daughters received for Christmas. Mr. Obama, who famously struggled in ...
9 hours ago | New York Times

Rumor: New Ghost Recon, Rainbow Six this year

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, Business
Wed, Jan 7 | Joystiq

EA expands Nintendo focus, announces TWO MySims games for Wii/DS

- Filed under: Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Video, CasualThings aren't going so well in the world of EA. Disappointing sales of games like Mirror's Edge and ... Two New Entries in MySims Series Coming to Wii, DS in 2009 EndSights EA Announces MySims Party, Racing For Wii, DS Gamasutra
Wed, Jan 7 | Examiner.com

Virtual cookery

NC - The whole process is remarkably clean, at least when you’re doing it on the Nintendo Wii. There’s no blood, no guts, no odor. Just you and your remote, ... NDS Review - 'Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine' WorthPlaying.com all 2 news articles
Tue, Jan 6 | FayObserver.com

Eduardo the Samurai Toaster popping up before April

Gallery: Eduardo the Samurai Toaster Source - WiiWare World Source - IGN originally appeared on Nintendo Wii Fanboy on Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Tue, Jan 6 | Nintendo Wii Fanboy

Wii Game Goes Missing From Nursing Home

- By AP OTTAWA, Ohio—Officials say two women who picked up an employment application at a northwest Ohio nursing home also walked off with a Nintendo Wii ... Wii Stolen From Nursing Home 10TV all 20 news articles
9 hours ago | MSNBC

Parents say Renfrewshire schools are a Wii bit crazy

UK - SCHOOLS are to be handed thousands of pounds worth of Nintendo Wii’s in a bizarre bid to encourage unfit kids to take up exercise. ...
7 hours ago | The Paisley Daily Express

WiiWare: Tiki Towers Reviews

IGN - 73/100 Real Networks is new to the Nintendo casual gaming scene, but both of its initial titles (this and Tropix! on DS) have surprised me with their quality. WiiWare World - 70/100 Tiki’s world of bamboo is an entertaining game with bags of personality. Some of the later levels will tak...
9 hours ago | WiiNintendo

Videogame sales hit record high thanks to Nintendo Wii

United Kingdom - Jan 7, 2009 Video game sales in Britain have hit a record high as the popularity of the family-friendly Nintendo Wii makes up a quarter of all sales. ... Wii boosts UK games sales, music resilient Reuters UK Wii Software Outsells PS3 and 360 Software in 2008 EndSights
Wed, Jan 7 | Telegraph.co.uk

Coupon: $10 off BioShock PS3, other 2K games

Filed under: Nintendo DS, PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360 In case you're not in the habit of scouring 2K Game's site for coupons, might we direct you to the company's latest promotion? This coupon is valid through January 31, 2009 and good for $10 off the 2K games pi...
19 hours ago | Joystiq

2008 Japanese game retail tallied, tumbled

Filed under: Nintendo DS, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Business Has it really come to this? Not even a DS hardware revision could salvage another woeful year for Japanese game retailers. Despite closing on a high note, 2008 marked a 1...
Tue, Jan 6 | Joystiq

GameStop offering Cosmo, O Mag subscriptions to fitness game buyers

Filed under: Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Exergaming
Sun, Jan 4 | Joystiq

Japanese Charts: White Knight Saves PlayStation 3 Sales

PSX Extreme CA - Animal Crossing: City Folk for Wii was at number three with 144179 unit sales, with Kirby Super Star Ultra on Nintendo DS at number four with 140934 units ... White Knight Chronicles, Dissidia Reign Supreme In Japan Kotaku.com all 21 news articles
8 hours ago | Gamasutra

[Nintendo Wii Media] New Grey's Anatomy Screenshots

By VGGEN Staff 01/07/2009 20:31:34 PST 3 new screenshots for Grey's Anatomy on Nintendo Wii have been added to our gallery. You will be redirected to the ... GREY'S ANATOMY GAME ANNOUNCED FOR THE NINTENDO WII & DS DS-x2 Games of the Heart: The Grey's Anatomy Video Game GeekSugar.com
19 hours ago | Video Game Generation

Videogame sales hit all time high in UK

According to the ELSPA Nintendo formats dominated with almost 40 million software units sold in the UK. 2008 saw the sales of Nintendo Wii games increasing ... what credit crunch?! hmvblogs Chart Track: UK games biz scores record software sales in 2008 ... Neoseeker
15 hours ago | EL33TONLINE

CES 2009: No Rock Band 3 in 2009

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360
23 hours ago | Joystiq

Pachter: Wii sales surpass PS2's initial 2-year performance

In what is perhaps his softest attack on credulity yet, Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has predicted that life-to-date sales of Nintendo's Wii console will overtake the PlayStation 2's two-year sales when it comes time to tally December's NPD-compiled North American sales r...
Tue, Jan 6 | Joystiq

Review: SPRay for Nintendo Wii

It’s really getting difficult, release after release, to make the effort to cast aside the cynical shell I’ve had to build when discussing the Wii, only to get burned every single time. Despite approaching each kid-friendly title with the suitably wild-eyed innocence needed to get los...
Fri, Jan 2 | Geek.com

'World of Goo' a perfect downloadable

MI - World of Goo" for your PC, Mac or Nintendo Wii involves placing little ink-like blobs of goo, complete with cartoon eyes. Stretching and joining the goo, ...
13 hours ago | Battle Creek Enquirer

iPhone adventure '1112' potentially WiiWare-bound

- Filed under: Nintendo Wii, Adventure, MobileAccording to a post by its developer on NeoGAF, the multi-touch intensive iPhone/iPod Touch adventure, 1112, ... iPhone hit 1112 possibly headed for WiiWare Pocket Gamer all 2 news articles
Wed, Jan 7 | Examiner.com

Canesta teams up with Hitachi to create a Wii-like next-generation ...

CA - up with Hitachi to create a next-generation user interface for a TV that is similar to the way arm-waving controls the Nintendo Wii video game console. ... Show of Hands: Gestures Control Hitachi TV NewTeeVee all 9 news articles
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